UArizona Researchers Seek to Understand Relationship Among Endometriosis, Infertility, Stroke in Women Aug. 21, 2020 Leslie V. Farland, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, has been awarded federal funding to study the association among endometriosis infertility and risk of stroke. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson
What You Need to Know as You Return to Campus Aug. 20, 2020 Classes and work are resuming, but many things have changed to make campus life as safe as possible. Read more Image
What it Takes to Create a Vaccine Aug. 20, 2020 As COVID-19 vaccine work continues throughout the country, a University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher explains how a vaccine is created. Read more Image
Three New Cardiologists Broaden UArizona Health Sciences, Banner – University Medicine Breadth of Services in Tucson Aug. 20, 2020 Three new faculty cardiologists, Drs. Arka Chatterjee, Talal Moukabary and Madhan Sundaram, bring significant expertise in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology to the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and Banner – University Medicine Tucson. EPLab Digest
The University of Arizona Launches Contact Tracing App Aug. 20, 2020 The University of Arizona is launching a new app to help trace COVID-19 as students return in-person to campus. It's called COVID Watch and it's completely anonymous. Dr. Bhuyan, a clinical assistant professor in Family, Community and Preventive Medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix says the Covid Watch app is a step in the right direction but the next steps are what’s important. The university is offering testing to any students or staff members with concerns of exposure. KPNX-TV (NBC) Phoenix
Arizona Health Expert Warns About the Dangers of Becoming COVID Complacent Aug. 20, 2020 While Arizona's coronavirus situation may be improving, some public health officials fear people may lose sight of what has worked to get us here. Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti, director of Public Health, Prevention and Health Promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, is interviewed. KJZZ-FM (NPR) Phoenix
On the Move at the OneAZ, Spencer Fane, UArizona Aug. 20, 2020 The University of Arizona College of Nursing has announced a series of key new appointments, promotions, honors and awards. Three cardiologists recently joined the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center. AZ Big Media
COVID-19 Disrupted Health Care for Other Serious Conditions. Now, Physicians Worry About the Long-Term Consequences Aug. 20, 2020 As patients avoided hospitals and doctors' offices, conditions such as cancer and heart disease went untreated. Health care providers now stress the importance of non-COVID-19 care as the pandemic stretches on. "We certainly know we didn’t cure heart disease overnight," said Dr. Martha Gulati, division chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and editor-in-chief of CardioSmart.org, an online resource produced by the American College of Cardiology. AAMC
$1M Gift from UArizona Alumni Bolsters Nursing’s Health Care Simulation Technology Aug. 19, 2020 The gift will fund educational support, including enhanced simulation facilities at the Tucson and Gilbert campuses, for University of Arizona nursing students. Read more Image